old button or horse tack decoration?

[Old Soul 71]

Found today in the same area as rifle lock plates and a 1849 large cent. About a inch in diameter and made of lead or white metal. Can anyone help date or tell me if it is indeed a button?

 

[creskol]

I think what you have is solid-cast flat button with what's known as a drilled shank, and it could well date to the early 1700s.

 

[Old Soul 71]

I think what you have is solid-cast flat button with what's known as a drilled shank, and it could well date to the early 1700s.

Thanks creskol ! That's crazy. The lock plates themselves amazed me alone . Being in central Illinois and as a remote area as this was ,it really makes one wonder who left these behind . Happy hunting!

 

[Digger RJ]

Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Very early button, congrats!

 

[A2coins]

Great button and nice display piece